The Santa Barbara Independent

Lyndon Lea, Former Montecito Polo Player and International Business Tycoon, Appears in Epstein Files

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden

The British investor owned a $38 million Channel Drive estate from 2008 to 2021.

Body Recovered from Beach Below Santa Barbara’s Mesa Cliffs

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

Police say there are no apparent signs of foul play in the death of a man in his fifties.

Santa Barbara City College Stabbing Suspects Revealed as Two Teens Arrested in Ventura Pursuit, Police Confirm

Courts & Crime By Ella Heydenfeldt

Bryan Isaac Ramirez, 18, of Santa Barbara, and a 17-year-old male from Santa Barbara County were taken into custody on Monday after allegedly ramming a stolen vehicle into a patrol car and leading police on a pursuit to Ventura High School.

Santa Barbara Police Investigating Late-Night Collision Involving Pedestrian as ‘Suspicious Circumstances’ Not Hit-and-Run

Courts & Crime By Ella Heydenfeldt

Emergency crews responded Monday night to Vine Avenue and East De la Guerra Street for a report of a female pedestrian down in the roadway following a collision.

Goleta Officials Address Rise in People Living in Vehicles at Public Meeting

Homeless By Ella Heydenfeldt

Only 50 of the 200 people sleeping in their vehicles are accessing homelessness services.

‘Chinwag’: Small-Scale, Big Ideas at More Theatre Company

Theater By Maggie Yates

More Theatre Company’s “Chinwag” pits a talk-show host against two militant feminists in a uniquely intimate production.

A Toast and a Takeover

Business By Ella Heydenfeldt

Two Santa Barbara caterers merge under Solera & Co.

La Casa de Maria – Lunch and Learn

Thu, Feb 26 11:00 AM

Montecito

Music & Meditation SB – Concert March 6, 2026

Fri, Mar 06 2:00 PM

Santa Barbara

6th Eco Hero Award Brock Dolman & Kate Lundquist

Sun, Mar 08 6:30 PM

Santa Barbara

Career Exploration Fair: For Teens & Young Adults

Wed, Feb 25 4:00 PM

SANTA BARBARA

Forward Ever Backward Never

Wed, Feb 25 5:00 PM

Isla Vista

Creative Exploration

Wed, Feb 25 6:30 PM

Santa Barbara

Salvidoria, Orangepit!, & Magnetize at SOhO

Wed, Feb 25 8:00 PM

Santa Barbara

Shocking History of Electricity in Santa Barbara

Thu, Feb 26 1:00 PM

SANTA BARBARA

Anniversary Screening – Connectivity: “Chulas Fronteras”

Thu, Feb 26 7:00 PM

Santa Barbara

Beautiful Borders: Texas-Mexico Crossings in Film

Thu, Feb 26 7:00 PM

Santa Barbara

An Evening with The Mends & Redfish at SOhO

Thu, Feb 26 7:30 PM

Santa Barbara

Opera Santa Barbara presents “Caesar and Cleopatra

Fri, Feb 27 2:30 PM

Santa Barbara

Taylor Dayne at Chumash

Fri, Feb 27 8:00 PM

Santa Ynez

multimedia Stories

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’ | Tiler Peck: Curating the Jerome Robbins Festival

Audio

A conversation with Charles Donelan.

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: Jon Cleary of Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen

Audio

A conversation with Charles Donelan.

Waves Crash over Santa Barbara Breakwater

Photo

Photographer Dave Everett captured the tall waves at the Santa Barbara Harbor Breakwater on the morning of February 17, as the surf and tides reach a peak with the new moon cycle. “Those who dared to take on the breakwater this morning … got wet,” Everett said.